I Am Poem

I am afraid and deeply in fear.

I wonder about disasters I cannot bear.

I hear the sounds of scary haunts.

I see ghosts that spook and taunt.

I want to step into the dragon's lair

but I am afraid and deeply in fear.

I pretend I am alright and there's nothing to see

but I feel tiny bugs crawling inside me.

I touch my heart filled with grief.

I worry about the trees without a single leaf.

I cry when I am alone and really, really scared

because I am afraid and deeply in fear.

I understand that I need to STOP.

I say I am not afraid to skedaddle or rot.

I dream that one day I will reach the stars.

I try to take my talents really, really far.

I hope that I will not be scared

Yet I am still afraid and deeply in fear.

By Raymond Wong